LEADER 04016nam 22005653u 450 001 9910459788603321 005 20210114214428.0 010 $a0-8130-4088-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000313474 035 $a(EBL)1882467 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1882467 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000313474 100 $a20141215d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aSelling War in a Media Age$b[electronic resource] $eThe Presidency and Public Opinion in the American Century 210 $aGainesville $cUniversity Press of Florida$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (291 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction. Hail to the Salesman in Chief: Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and the Presidency; 1. Imperial Tutor: William McKinley, the War of 1898, and the New Empire, 1898-1902; 2. War and the Health of the State: The U.S. Government and the Communications Revolution during World War I; 3. Selling Different Kinds of War: Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Public Opinion during World War II; 4. Cementing and Dissolving Consensus: Presidential Rhetoric during the Cold War, 1947-1969; 5. Hard Sell: The Korean War 327 $a6. Eisenhower's Dilemma: Talking Peace and Waging Cold War 7. "We Need to Get a Better Story to the American People": LBJ, the Progress Campaign, and the Vietnam War on Television; 8. Selling Star Wars: Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative; 9. The Ministry of Fear: Selling the Gulf Wars; 10. Conclusion. War, Democracy, and the State; Afterword. Worm's-Eye View; List of Contributors 330 $aGeorge W. Bush's ""Mission Accomplished"" banner in 2003 and the misleading linkages of Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 terrorist attacks awoke many Americans to the techniques used by the White House to put the country on a war footing. Yet Bush was simply following in the footsteps of his predecessors, as the essays in this standout volume reveal in illuminating detail. Written in a lively and accessible style, Selling War in a Media Age is a fascinating, thought-provoking, must-read volume that reveals the often-brutal ways that the goal of influencing public opinion has shaped how American pr 606 $aCommunication in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aMass media and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aPolitical leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aPolitics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aPresidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aPresidents -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century 606 $aPublic opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aRhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century 606 $aUnited States -- History, Military -- 20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aCommunication in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aMass media and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aPolitical leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aPolitics and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aPresidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aPresidents -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aPublic opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aRhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 615 4$aUnited States -- History, Military -- 20th century. 676 $a306.20973 700 $aOsgood$b Kenneth$0869422 701 $aFrank$b Andrew K$0270183 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459788603321 996 $aSelling War in a Media Age$91941162 997 $aUNINA